Shownotes:

[1:32] How to deliver massage to autistic children?

[3:45] Effective and Discriminative touch

[5:50] Babies and the importance of touch

[7:52] What is QST massage?

[10:02] Common touch details among autism

[13:05] Communication skills around touch

[14:45] Studies about touch and autism

[16:15] Other ways to activate social connectedness

[18:15] The importance of social bonding and touch in childhood

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Here are links to the resources we cited in this episode:

• https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/social-touch-shapes-autism-traits/ 
• https://www.amtamassage.org/publications/massage-therapy-journal/massage-and-autism/ 
• https://www.massagemag.com/massage-benefits-autistic-children-for-a-lifetime-84033-84033/ 
• https://sensorycenter.nl/qst-massage.html 
• https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/research-into-our-sense-of-touch-leads-to-new-treatments-for-autism/ 

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